School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Achadh an Iúir, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: E. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 139
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - A game sometimes played is trying to frighten people going home from the town. This is done by getting a raw turnip and scooping it out and sticking a bit of a candle in it and making eyes and a nose in it. It is then put on the pier of a gate and when the people are going home they'd think it is a ghost.
- Another game that is played is catching birds in a crib. This game is played when when there is snow on the ground. First the crib is put on the ground. Then a thin piece of stick is put under it as a prop, and a long piece of cord is tied to the stick and the person hides somewhere. Then when a bird is seen going into it, the cord is pulled and the cage falls down(continues on next page)
